Southgate stays on to coach the Three Lions England players fully support

2022-12-22 13:42

Southgate stays on to coach the Three Lions England players fully support


Following the recent England coach Gareth Southgate announced that he will continue to coach the Three Lions' decision, England players are happy and support the coach.


Before the World Cup in Qatar, the England national team was defeated and relegated by Italy, Hungary and Germany in the 2022-2023 European Nations League group stage. This made the England team led by Southgate go through a difficult period.


And now, as the England team was eliminated by the French team in the World Cup quarter-finals and missed the semi-finals, Southgate also began to consider whether to resign as the coach of the Three Lions since 2016. Since the contract between Southgate and the England national team will expire after the end of the European Cup in 2024, the outside world is also speculating whether the coach will leave the national team before the expiration.



Southgate stays on to coach the Three Lions England players fully support


England take big step Southgate to credit


Although the performance of the England team in this World Cup and the UEFA Europa League could not reach a high level, Southgate also led the team to the semi-finals and won the fourth place in the last 2018 World Cup, and also won the European Cup in 2020. He won the runner-up. He is the behind-the-scenes hero who led the Three Lions to the finals to gain this experience.


As for Southgate's retention, England players also expressed their joy and support. Among them, the 32-year-old defender Kieran Trippier revealed in an interview that Southgate's decision made all players happy. Not only did the players participating in the World Cup in Qatar fully support it, but other England players, including himself, also responded positively.


Trippier said, "Southgate is a great coach, and all England players will have such an idea. Because he has brought the England national team a big step since he took office in 2016, all players We are all very pleased with his retention.”


Although they lost to the French team in the top 8 of this World Cup, the players still saw that the England team had made significant progress in terms of ability and spirit, and believed that this would be a turning point for the team's future growth and development. Trippier, who was selected as part of England's 26-man squad for the World Cup in Qatar, pointed out, "I think the performance of the England players against the French team is very good. Even if we lose, we have made progress. This will be our future. Proof of going forward.”


Southgate stays on to coach the Three Lions England players fully support


England's upcoming challenge


However, with Southgate staying on as England manager, England must then regroup and face defending European champions Italy and Ukraine in March's Euro 2024 qualifiers, which also include Malta and North Macedonia in Group C. , these 5 teams including England will compete for the top 2 places in the group.